Introducing PlayStation Flow (Update)

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UPDATE: Although we’re really excited about the possibilities of PlayStation Flow, it’s not actually in development. However, it was inspired by Sony Computer Entertainment’s innovative experiences including Project Morpheus. A virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus offers a new, immersive dimension of gaming and launches in the first half of 2016.

ORIGINAL POST: At PlayStation we’ve always been dedicated to bringing gamers immersive experiences. From innovative features like Remote Play and Share Play to the endless possibilities of the upcoming Project Morpheus, PS4 is continually creating new ways to play.

Here at the PlayStation Wearable Entertainment Technology (P-WET) group we are ready to add to that list of innovations, as we announce the latest breakthrough in fully-immersive gaming – PlayStation Flow.

PlayStation Flow combines PS4 gaming with real-life swimming. When you get to an underwater section of a game like The Last of Us Remastered you can hit pause, head to your nearest pool, dive in and resume playing through PlayStation Flow. With underwater environments in games becoming more and more realistic, we think that PlayStation Flow provides a natural enhancement to player experience.

The system consists of four PlayStation Flow Sensors, constructed using the latest composite fabrics. They attach comfortably to your biceps and thighs and track your swimming, sending real-time updates of body movements back to your PS4 via Remote Play.

We know that players want to get back to the action as soon as possible, so we’re also proud to introduce the PlayStation Flow Body Dryer – the perfect accompaniment to PlayStation Flow. It uses ionizing technology to dry you within seconds.

For a deeper understanding of how it all works check out the video, and stay tuned for more information from the PlayStation Wearable Entertainment Technology group.

With Project Morpheus and more on the way it’s a very exciting time for PlayStation innovation. Watch this space for more immersive experiences as we continue to push the boundaries of play.

No It is not an April fools joke. The army has been working on this prototype for years now. Just search google for “US NAVY seals VR under water”… There are a lot of documentations even in Discovery Channel. Early 2014 US army had an agreement with Sony where Sony would have the rights to use some army related tech in their gaming devices. That was even a very big deal in the US news last year because a lot of people protested why the Army would not sign this deal with Microsoft instead of a Japanese company. I am trolling by the way.

I’m hoping they bundle it with Finding Nemo for the kids and Titanic for the adults! Love it, I just wish they had included the line ‘and the goggles are unashamedly plastic’ – eat your heart out Jonny Ive!

Actually, Never alone is a great game and it got a lot of 10/10 ratings.Instead of hating on indies you should actually try them, alot of them are a great experience, better than most of the AAA games these days.I have played many great games that i would have never played otherwise because they were in the IGC.

Also, last month we got 4, this month 3 PS4 games which is more than they promised.

Do you not think its bad taste to tale the time to post an April Fools joke when the following outstanding questions exist from other threads. None of these have had any comment from SCEE at all.

1: the new accessibility menu for PS4 doesn’t include the “text to speech” option that was boasted.2: the new firmware has switched on notification sounds and removed the option to switch them off, they’re annoying.3: PS+ is supposed to be announced on the last Wednesday of the month and available on the first Wednesday. This time you’ve announced it on the last Tuesday and releasing them on the second Wednesday. An official statement as to why you can’t follow your own rules is due.

And that’s just questions that have been raised in the last 7 days, this post and run thing the SCEE team have going needs to stop, take a look at the US blog, double figure author replies in almost every post, if they can do it, why can’t SCEE?

The answer to 3:The US gets their IGC on tuesday. If the first Wednesday of the month is before the first tuesday of the month, we get it on the 2. Wednesday because the US needs to get their games before us.

Do you think we should get special treatment just because the Wednesday is the first? They are being fair and we are not losing out as it is still 4 weeks to download. The only thing that will come out this if you keep at it is they change the policy to that we get the content on the second week of every month.

It hasn’t always been like that though. Prior to the 2014 revamp the first store update every month has been the PS+ update, every one. After the revamp there have been two instances of Wednesday 1st, both times we were made to wait without an official statement saying why. It should also be pointed out that in June last year when Chris Howe made the post detailing the revamp he was specifically asked about Wednesday 1sts and he said “it will be the first Wednesday of the month, every month” or words to that effect.

They made a commitment, they broke it. I’m not bothered about them coming later, I’m bothered by the fact that SCEE feel perfectly at ease promising something and then choosing not to deliver it without engaging us.

@lucreto specifically.I’m not sure how asking for the original commitment to be met or the failure to meet it be explained constitutes special treatment. But if we are gonna talk special treatment then let’s talk.

It hasn’t always been like that though. Prior to the 2014 revamp the first store update every month has been the PS+ update, every one. After the revamp there have been two instances of Wednesday 1st, both times we were made to wait without an official statement saying why. It should also be pointed out that in June last year when Chris Howe made the post detailing the revamp he was specifically asked about Wednesday 1sts and he said “it will be the first Wednesday of the month, every month” or words to that effect.

They made a commitment, they broke it. I’m not bothered about them coming later, I’m bothered by the fact that SCEE feel perfectly at ease promising something and then choosing not to deliver it without engaging us.

@lucreto specifically.I’m not sure how asking for the original commitment to be met or the failure to meet it be explained constitutes special treatment. But if we are gonna talk special treatment then let’s talk.

1:1 currency conversions becoming more commonplace, even among Sony published titles, $1 flash sales for them but no equivalent here, the “spend $100 in one month get $15 back” promo that they have and we don’t, extra 10% discount codes they’ve had, their PS+ discounts are deeper, the missing games here being more commonplace, the RockBand and RockSmith DLC situation and lastly, the fact that their blog team actually post replies instead of running away.

Surely you can see that askigt for consistency in the one area SCEE actually promised while allowing them to continually fail on all those points isn’t asking for special treatment, quite the opposite in fact.

Surely the name of the poster is a step too far.Never mind, it’s by no means the worst “brand engages with consumers via fake product” example of the day. I wonder if staff at PS Blog have a competition to see who can get the most whiney entitled IGC comments on their posts

I don’t think it’s faire to label all of the people making quite reasonable complaints as “whiners” its incredibly bad form to go to the time and effort to construct this “joke” post but not take the time to answer the questions surrounding the PS+ delay, the broken options from the new firmware, the missing games and DLC, the overcharging on the games and DLC when they finally do arrive etc.

If you tale your day to day work seriously you earn the right to have a little fun with an April Fools joke, if however you’re consistently bad and seen not to care then “jokes” like this fhaf aren’t even funny bring your priorities into question. “Sorry, we know you’ve asked all these questions that we’ve ignored, but look how funny we are” isn’t exactly the most positive message for a company is it?

TrueMurton, my comment was aimed squarely at the “could have used the money to bring all dem twiple A gaims to der plus” comments, and not at legitimate complaints. Regarding the PS plus “Delay” Fred was asked last year (when we had 2 months in a row of the IGC dropping on the last Wednesday of the prior month, then suddenly reverted back to first of the month after) that they TRY and get them out as soon as they can but nothing is guaranteed. I presume that now the EU and US are the same there are a lot more hoops to jump through which holds the announcement up.

It was almost certainly a different team that set this joke up, as a backdoor advert for project morpheus